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Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
by Charles St John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Gurney and Jackson, 1927. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". G. Denholm Armour; Ewdin Alexander. A richly illustrated and bright copy of Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands. This is a richly illustrated copy of Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands, written by Charles St John and with an introduction and notes by Sir Herbert Maxwell. The volume considers the Highland Lakes, Poaching in the Highlands, Salmon-Fishing, Wild Geese and fox-hunting in the Highland. The volume is illustrated with pictures from G. Denholm Armour and Ewdin Alexander. With thirty-nine plate illustrations, with twenty-eight in colour. Collate, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, the spine is a little faded and bumped and there are some marks to the boards. There is a bookplate to front free endpaper. The rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 821B41
- Title
- Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
- Author
- Charles St John
- Illustrator
- G. Denholm Armour; Ewdin Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gurney and Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- charles st john Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands wild sports highlands Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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